The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-04 00:00:00

THE SUN LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JAN &Ala 4 , 1864. - MONEY MARKET SHARE MARKETS,—This day, Naval and Military Intelligence. MARKETS—This Day, 1 port amounted to 5G9 bales from Port Philip; 1,035 from -- 40 .- 4. — Sydney ; 3,977 from Algoa Bay, and 55 bales from Bremen. • • AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. THE NAVY. MARK-LANE. I SEEDS. The country markets held on Saturday were firm for COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Share l Railways. paid : Closing Business . Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., Lieutenant-Governor Canary seed continues very firm, but all other seeds move wheat, and prices had an upward tendency. Barley, how -1 Prioe. done, of Portsmouth, and General officer commanding the south- off slowly on former terms. Cakes are in slow request at aa,ever, owing to full average supplies being on offer, met a late rates. ' west district, and Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, slow sale, at fully the late decline in the currency. In oats, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 13.11.! Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val. all B S 1 25 IBlythe and Tyne.. all G.C,8., N4val Commander-in Chief at Portsmouth, em- beans, and peas a moderate business was transacted at late Turnlp,White,p.bus.lls to 14s 1 Carraway 2os 28s A steady business is reported to-day in discount barked on board her Majesty's paddle steam yacht Fire _ Swede —s —s 1 Coriander l2s 16s 10 Boat.Sleaf.,andMid.Co. all 8} 81 rates. Flour ruled steady, and the quotations were well Mustard, Brown .. 10s 13s Ilempseed, per qr 409 42s circles, but notwithstanding its being the 4th of the at Bristol and Exeter .... 100 83 f 5 Queen, Master Commander Paul, on Saturday, and pro - supported. White, st Caledonian 10 ", 1211 1221 121 ceeded to Osborne on a visit to her Majesty. They re- On the continent the corn trade generally is quiet at Tares, New 5s Od 5a 6d Crushing s month, the supply of bills on offer does not exhibit 50 20 Cork and Bandon 1 1 0 Do A all Oldper quarter -s—s 1 Baltic —s —s t any material increase. The fact is, the mercantile all 7 71 turned to Portsmouth in the evening. about stationary pricer. At New York, however, the trade Canary, per quarter 58s 68s I Odessa —s —s t i ti g . 6p ets p % i d ia iN A 'War-office circular, dated the 9th of December, 1863, community had previously provided for their en- all is active, and the export demand continues to improve. Rye grass, new 22s 21e Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s 0 Do. B ' 4- • .• ' all accompanied with lithographed plans, has been forwarded Clover, Eng., ct. - 2 - s s - - - s s I; :o n e l nn sh C910s.1:10 —s been paid to B. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English £9los .£lO ICs e gagements, so that at the last moment there was no 50 Dublin & P,eliast June. all 37 39 to the different military stations from head-quarters. The grain were but moderate. The imports from abroad Foreign Red.... 33s 46s Rape Cakes,p tonX6 Os .£ 6 10s e inconvenience. The available supplies being abun- 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. all lei 17 circular calls for returns from each station of the libraries, amounted to 7,844 quarters of wheat, 14,810 barley, 12,018 White. 50:3 64s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 61s 68s et !Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 97 99 Trefoil, new. 22s 25s 1 dant, the joint-stock and private establishments st :Glasg. and S. Western. 100 107 10 reading or recreation rooms at present in existence and t, oats, 1,360 beans, 1,315 tares, 17,'476 linseed, 8,821 oil st GreatFastern, Ord stk 100 - 50 51 501 continue to negotiate bills as low as 61, per cent., attached to the soldiers' quarters. The plans show what is seeds, 60 sundry reeds, 2,649 sacks, and 2,069 barrels of st Dittn A stock . 100 47 49 TALLO W. notwithstanding a slight feeling of reserve, dictated s et Ditto East Anglian st 100 881 81 to be provided for the soldiers' amusement and recreation g oor. t GreatNorthot Scotland 100 during the hours he is off duty. To all large barracks will Fresh up to Mark-land the arrivals of English wheat The tallow trade is firm tc-clay, and prices are well by the recent purchases of gold in this market for at Great Northern........ 100 1271 1281 271 supported. P.Y-C. is quoted a 41s 9d to 425. per cwt. I,be added an independent one-storied building in the rear. I, transmission to Paris. et Do A stock at Do Bdo 100 134 136 containing library, reading and recreation rooms, with were only of moderate extent, but the general condition of the produce was good. Compared with Monday last, there Town tallow, 41s 6d net cash, Rough fat, 28 ld per 81b. it The accounts from the various manufacturing st Gt. S. ant W. of Irelan, 100 97 99 coffee bar, librarian's sitting room, out offices, &c., the was much more activity in the trade for all qualities, and at Great Western lOO 661 661 651 a districts for the past week have, in most instances, st Do Str Val gua. stock 100 whole of which will be fitted up in a most liberal manner. an improvement of is. per quarter took place in the cur- - Particulars. 1850. 1861. 1862. 1863. 1864. il. been satisfactory, although business has been par- B a t t la o n n f i as on ht. a - n et i t o rkgi a r i e l 160 1.;11 ;1 4 21 Ma 1 Small barracks will have the same description of building, rency. At the close of business a tolerably good clearance Stock this day.... 43,898 72.632 53.312 54.625 70.062 tinily suspended consequent upon the annual stock- at Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 108 110 109 aBl but with the reading and recreation room in one, and not had been effected. Price of Y.C. .. 1 f 58s0a :o 60s 60 to 56501 to 44591 to 41s 9d to at Lou.,hat, and Dover 100 s 3; 441 s T eparately, as will be the case with the larger barracks. t—s Od —s Od —s Oct I—s d 42s Od taking. At Manchester both cloths and yarns st Lon. '& Nor'h Western 100 1081 1081 108 71 874 Delivery lastweek 2,3z4 1,3 ,7 1,637 1 1,358 1,386 The recreation rooms will be furnished with bagatelle. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was have advanced in price, owing to the shortness of st Lou. & Ser.th Western 100 101 102 a 1021 by no means extensive. Holders of all descriptions were Ditto from June 1 51, tli 65,314 81,562 ' 49,901 43,121 lt r ifg a l l r s om las iu w n e e el l 8 ? a 100 1 , ,: 8 6 52 3 80.912 2:19 61, 4 2 1 4 76, 9 319 0 at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 51 52 511 chess, draughts, solitaire, dominaes, and backgammon. very firm in their demands, and prices advanced in some stocks of cotton at Liverpool. The woollen trade 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all Lieut.-Col. R. Talbot, commanding the Ist division of the sS 124 Do t shares . all instances Is. per quarter. Price of Town.... 59s 62 Its 92 52s Od 46e 6d 431 0.1 of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been at Metropolitan all 111 112 111 101 1I Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, in the Chatham district, Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and prices had an )n seasonably active, and both spinners and manufac- 6 st 0 Midland n. .4. Do New - • upward tendency, .oar' ' " The accounts from the various manufacturing districts for the past week have, in most instances, been satisfactory, although business has been par tially suspended consequent upon the annual stock taking. At Manchester both cloths and yarns have advanced in price, owing to the shortness of stocks of cotton at Liverpool. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has been seasonably active, and both spinners and manufac turers are busily engaged upon spring fabrics. At Leicester and Nottingham there has been little change of importance in the hosiery and lace departments, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, there has been rather more animation than usual at this season of the year. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. Holders of all descriptions were very firm in their demands, and prices advanced in some instances ls. per quarter. Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. There was a moderately large supply of home-grown barley on the stands, and the show of samples of foreign produce was extensive. Good and fine malting parcels were in moderate, request at full prices ; otherwise the trade was dull, on former terms. In the malt trade, signs of improvement were apparent, and prices ruled firm. The supply of oats was moderate. The trade, on the whole, ruled steady, and previous quotations were supported. The market was well supplied with beans. For all descrip tions there was a steady demand at last Monday's currency. The inquiry for peas was somewhat limited, yet no change took place in their value. The show of samples was moderate. 111 112 130} 131 11 4 , 99 Ivl Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, in the Chatham district, has been placed under orders of removal to Dover for the purpose of proceeding with the 2d Brigade to the Cape of Good Hope. Lieut.-Col. Talbot will be succeeded in his command of the let division by Lieut.-Col. Fooks. On Saturday Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., assisted by Mr. Walker, was engaged, as on previous days, in his official investigations at Chatham dockyard, his inquiries during the whole of the time he has been occupied at Chatham having extended to all the departments connected with that establishment. It was expected that Mr. Stansfeld's vestigations at Chatham would have included the Steam Reserve branch of the navy, but it would seem that the in quiries connected with that department of the service will be left entirely to the Steam Reserve Committee recently appointed by the Admiralty, who have already commenced their investigations. With the single exception, perhaps, of the Royal dockyards, there is no branch of the navy which demands a more searching inquiry than that relating to the management, equipment, and general condition of the vessels which compose what is termed the Steam Reserve at each of the principal naval ports. In the case of the Steam Reserve at Chatham and in the Medway the squadron consists of some 50 steam vessels of all classes and descriptions. Of this number only some half dozen, or even less, are in any respect fully equipped, and these are not fit for immediate service at sea. Of the large number which compose the remainder, few, if any, could be prepared for sea in a less time than several months, while of the actual number which go to swell the total several are entirely unsuited for the present requirements of the navy, and are therefore only fit to be disposed of cut of the service. It is, however, in the large staff of officers, seamen, and other hands which are compelled to be kept up for attend ing to the steamers that some sweeping alterations aro needed, the outlay necessary under the present arrange ments being something enormous. Each vessel requires a certain amount of repairs annually, generally involving the outlay of a large sum, while there are also a number of men constantly employed on board each in cleaning and repair ing engines and in other necessary occupations. The de scription of the Steam Reserve at Chatham will apply with equal force to the squadrons at the other naval ports, and the investigations and recommendations of the recently appointed Steam Reserve Commission are therefore looked forward to with very considerable interest. On Friday evening Mr. Stansfeld was entertained at dinner by the officers of the Chatham division of Royal Marines Light Infantry, in their mess-room, on which occasion Colonel T. Lemon, C. 8., the Col. Commandant of the division, pre sided. Mr. Stansfeld returned to the Admiralty on Satur • day, but it is probable that the investigations at Chatham may occupy some, few days of the present week. Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, has been on a visit to Chatham dockyard for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for forging the angle iron and the heavy portions of the ribs for the Bellerophon, all of which are to be executed at the smithy in Chatham yard. Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland —This Day. Do. 4 shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwlok Do, G.N.E. purohasi Do Lecds Do York Do 531 64} 25 t 6 104 105 MI 5 4E Two O'CLOCK. orth London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock At the Paris Bourse this morning (tic-cording to Mr. Reuter's telegram) the Three per Cent. Rentes Were quoted at 66f. 65c. Heavy. Do Scot. ' Mid. stock.. Shrews. and Welchpoo, Shropshire Union .... South Devon ... South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., an d Wok Stockton A; Darlington, Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale Renewed heaviness characterised the opening of the English Stock Market this morning, and sales on speculative account were resumed, owing to the uneasiness felt respecting the Schleswig-Holstein and other political questions abroad. Consols fur ther receded fr per cent., viz., to 901 I for money and . the 7th inst., and to 91i for the February account. The New Threea and the Reduced An nuities are 901 91, showing little alteration ; Ex chequer Bills are 7s. to 2s. die.; and India 4 per Cent. Debentures, 99k. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURB, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 38s to 425 Ditto, old 3Bs 40s Ditto, white, 1863 42s 49s Ditto, old 4OB 475 I\orfolk and Lincoln, red, old 385 408 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, 328 338 268 • 288 28s 398 60s 66s 508 Ms 60s E6s 66s 68s 188 22s Do B Rye— ' Barley—Grinding Malting Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and ware Chevalier Oats —Yorkshire and Linoolnsh•, Feeding Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford 8; Kilkenny West Cornwall Potato ......................... : 238 26s Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2os 238 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey — 32 s 318 Maple .................... 35s 36s White 3ss 37s Boilers .......... ..• ••• 3ss 37s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk Stockton and Norfolk 27s 29s American, per barrel l9s 25s A decided decline has taken place ha the value of the principal speculative Foreign Stocks, and there are very few operations. Turkish 6 per Cents,, 1862, are 671 684 ; do. Consolides, 471, I; Mexican, 35 4 4 ; Greek, 23 4 ; Spanish Passive, 33f, 34i; do. Certificates, lilt 14; Portuguese, 471 ; and the Confederate Loan, 37 39. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been very limited, and prices have, in most in stances, shown a downward movement. North Eastern (Berwick) have receded 55.; Great Wes tern, Brighton, North Western, Metropolitan, and South Eastern 10s. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been neglected, and remain nominally without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate request, but prices have in most instances !sympathised with the heavy tone in Consols. Lon don and Brazilian have declined to 54, Oriental Bank to 57i, Alliance Bank to 461. West India and Pacific Steam are quoted 2 to 21, prem. ; National Shipping Company, I to 1 prem.; Con tract Corporation, 21 3 prem. ; and Foreign Con tract, 24 21 prem. W. Hartlepool Har.&ll.i West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford .....r......... METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer here, to-day; for the time of year, and sales progressed steadily, at full prices. Moss of the sheep were in prime condition. The arrivals of beasts, fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were again very moderate as to number ; but their general quality was prime. For all breeds the demand ruled steady, at prices fully equal to Monday last, and at which a good clearance was effected. The best Scots and crosses sold at from 5s to 5s 2d per Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk. Essex,and Cambridgeshire we re ceived 1,600 Scots, crosses, &o.; from other parts of Eng land 1,200 various breeds; from Scotland, 280 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 70 oxen and heifers. We were again scattily supplied with most breeds of sheep. Their general condition, however, was good. The mutton trade was very firm, and last week's quotations were well supported. Prime Downs and half-breds sold readily at 6 per 81bs. The whole of the supply was disposed of. Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms, viz., from 4s to 5s per Sibs. _ BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock — 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l 90, Ditto Account 9oi 1 901 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 74t Nev, 3f per Cent. Annuities 6 Per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 •• • • • • -- s,r antuties, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — t,, /) , i tto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — -eu egner Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 2 7 dis Ditto £5OO Dit to Small 1. ,;,. "'la Stock, 1874 D itto 5 pet Cent. 1870 — Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 — D itto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 4 per Cent Ditto ditto April, 1864 99i Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Ditto Bonds Xl.OOO — Ditto under £1.000.. Bank Stock for Account FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. The new quarters for married soldiers at the Canterbury Barracks, which have been erected at a cost of nearly £lO,OOO, including extras, are now completed, and they only await the formal inspection of the authorities to render them ready for occupation. The new quarters occupy a site, several acres in extent, on the south-east side of the Cavalry Barracks, and close adjoining the new riding school. They consist of four blocks of buildings, each two stories high, and about 50 yards in length. Each block contains 20 rooms, 10 on the basement and 10 on the upper story. The entrances to the upper rooms are from a verandah, supported on castiron pillars, forming a colonnade along the front of the basement story. Ihe whole has a very pleasing appear ance. The four blocks of building contain altogether 80 rooms, each from 16 to 18 feet square, and fitted up with small oven and boiler, cupboard and shelves, gas, &c. The buildings are constructed on a new principle, the walls be ing hollow and built with bonding bricks. Taylor's patent, ventilating course is also introduced. The rooms are thoroughly s entilated, and there is a contrivance by which, in winter, the air is made to pass through the shafts of the chimneys to warm it. In the rear of the houses is a large block of building containing some six or eight rooms, including lavatory and bath rooms for both men and women, washhouse, drying room, and laundry. The wash house, which is sufficiently large to enable from 16 to 20 women to werk at the same time. is fitted up with four large boilers for heating water, of which there appears to be an abundant supply. The laundry is on an equally large scale, while between the two there is a drying room, fitted up with patent apparatus. The buildings, which have occupied about 12 months in erection, have been built by Messrs. Cozens Brothers, of Canterbury. The hired transport Camperdown will embark at Ports mouth on the 14th inst. the remainder of the 76th Regi ment for Madras, The Camperdown left London for Portsmouth originally on the 2d of December, 1863. She encountered the strong gales then prevailing,and was fallen in with when in the greatest distress on Dec. 6, a few miles off Ostend, by the Belgian cutter Pearl. She was taken into. Zierikzee anchorage with six feet of water in her hold. and without her anchor and chain and main t )pgallant mast. Since then the Camperdown has been to London and refitted for her voyage. Pigs commanded rather more attention, at full prices. The top figure was 4s 6d per 81b: - Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 6 0 6 2 Urse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Second qualitydo. 4 8 5 2 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Large orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers ... 4 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows Sheep 0 and lambs .... 1,06 Sheep Calves rigs 4301 _ . . The total imports of foreign atom into London, last week, amounted to 3,846 head, fn the corresponding week in 1863, we received 1,659—in 1862, 3,164—in 1861, 1,118 —in 1860, 1,852—in 1859, 2,310—in 1858, 601 head. . _ Ditto 1859 ___. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £45 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd Cuba, 6 per Cent. uhilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 4} per Cent, — Danish 4 per Cent., ~ 1863 Dutch, 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent l3k Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent — • Ditto, Second Issue 101 Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account - Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Account — Italia n 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway ) 77 8, Mexica n 3 per Cent .... D itto Account 361 1 I 51 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) .... Ditto 3 per Cent. r ertivian 3per Cent. D itto Account — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account — Piedmontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account — Ditto, 1863 Ditto Scrip, £ls paid Ditto 4} per Cent 1850 . 85i DittDo itto 1860 — 3 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1859 1862 Spe.nieli 3 per Cent Ditto Account s2i Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive .. Ditto Account Spanish C ert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account .. Swedish, 4 p er C en t Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account 9O 'Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Ar The commissioning of the Duncan, screw line-of-battle ship, at Portsmouth, by Capt. Gibson, as the flagship of Admiral Sir James Hope, has been postponed from Friday last, the day appointed, until the middle of the present week. The following appointments have been made at the Ad miralty :—Capt. E. Codd to the Colossus, vice Sotheby, superseded; Capt. E. Heathcote to the Hawke, vice Codd ; Capt. T. P. Coode, to the Sutlej, vice Connolly, to be super seded at his own request; Commander F. W. Gough pro moted to be Captain ; Lients. Henry Boyle and George Stratton to the Cumberland ; Lieut, H. S. Hamilton to the Indus ; Dr. A. C. Anderson to be Deputy Inspector-Gene ral of Malta Hospital, vice Armstrong, to be superseded at his own request; Henry J. Ray, paymaster, to the Lyra ; Charles H. J. Collings, assist.-paymaster, additional to the Wellesley ; Charles F. Roberts, acting clerk, to the Formi dable; Francis T. Lobb, assist.-clerk, to the Jackal; Jas. Clark, engineer, to the Indus for hospital tree tment; and George It. Bissaker, engineer, to the Royal Oak. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. ..------^ .-- • , 4F.- ALDBOROVGII, SUFFOLK, Jan 2.—The Aldboroug h life boat,of the National Lifeboat Institution'entered upon im taut services in saving three men and their boat from destruction on New Year's eve. The men were ' out fishing, when a gale came on so suddenly frcm that they were unable to come ashore, as they dared not, attempt to pass through the heavy breakers on the shoals, or they would have lost their lives. The lifeboat was quickly manned, launched, and pulled through the heavy surf on the bank's, and was fortunately successful in bring ing the poor fellbws and their craft safely to shore. The sea wag the heaviest the lifeboat had ever previously en- Countered, and her admirable behaviour has given great satisfaction to her crew. Account 7O Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 68 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ..... Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Venezuela 3 per C9nt. .......... Ditto Account 23i Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .. 551 5 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... 1001 French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — t ) itto Accou n t Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 88. 3d, paid — pm Italian, 5 p er C ent., 1861, Ex. 25 'Tams.. Ditto Account.... 6 7i Co nsols Money TWO O'CLOCK. 901 1)44) Account .............. •• • • 90 i Ditto Feb 9l/ BACTON, NouroLx., Saturday Night.—At eaybleak this morning the firing of a heavy gun was heard from the Floating Light ship at the north end of the Hasbro' Sands. Soon after a largo vessel was observed with dis tress signals in her rigging, about 10 or 12 miles from the shore. It was blowing a gale from the east, and a heavy sea on. The Baotou lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was launched through the surf, and bore away for the wreck, Upon arriving at the vessel they found that she was full rigged, but had lost her mainmast. She was a foreign yes selotttparently Russian, from the flags in her rigging. On goiitglainntside the crew of the lifeboat found no one on board.. It is reported that the crow had taken to their long boat and had been picked up by a Winterton yawl, and taken to Great Yarmouth. L iverpool Cotton Market—This Day. GREAT YARMOUTH, Jan. I.—The lifeboat belonging to the Fishermen was fortunately the means of rescuing yes terday, during a heavy gale of wind, fifteen persons from a foreign ship, which had been driven on the llasborough Sands. This is probably the same vessel which the Bacton lifeboat of the Institution found abandoned. Ma rket 4.. . 1, very strong, and large atte n d ance o f 11 Yer s • Probable sales, 15,000 bales. All quota- Lions io ns will be hi g h er . M ar k et not yet developed. A port, 3,227 bales. On Thursday Professor Tyndall delivered the third of his Christmas course of lectures at the Royal Institution. Having in the t wo prev i ous lectures illustrated re and ex p l ained the ph enomena of electrical attraction and Pulsion, and the induction of electricity in bodies at a dis tance from the excited electric, he yesterday proceeded to consider the excitement of electricity in larger quantities than can be produced by rubbing rods of glass or sulphur, and its condensation in the Leyden jar. For this purpose a more complicated form of apparatus was necessary, and the Powerful electrical roacbines and batteries of the Royal In stitution were brought into operation. At the Devonport quarter sessions on Thursday three boys were charged with robbery. The jury returned the following explicit verdict :—" Guilty ; but we recom mend the prisoners to mercy, because the evidence is not sufficiently clear against them." The Recorder sentenced the boys to several terms of imprisonment. AN INDIAN PRINCE AND THE NORFOLK POOR.— The Maharajah Dhulcep Singh, who recently pur chased an estate in Norfolk, has presented £5O to each of the parishes over which it extends, with a view to its being distributed among the poor. The Maharajah is fond of field sports, ant endeavours in every respect to make him self popular as an English country gentleman, P -3ir y ed ly 69 60 91 92 119 121 1 2 I 786 794 It 116 122 126 98 100 53 64 33 34 V6i e6} 98 IGO gf 104 88 38, 9 10 , n P 158 160 5 54 21 31 p 83 86 170 175 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing , Mart flailways Paid. Price. Business don , 100 A.t'antic &St Lawrema all 6u a Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Sk 100 104 115 Gu. 5 per Dent........ 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares. 20i Buffalo and Lake Huron all 6 6 4 10 Do. Preference . all 84 94 too Burialo,Brant&Godriel 100 . . Aug. 1 187', 100 D o . ct bds. do. July 1 , lB7 100 100 Do. do. Juue 1, 100 at Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(l,m. 100 102 104 at Cape Town Dock Scrii 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 106 107 stook Last Indian. gu. sp. c. 10° 115 106 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 lip 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 20 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 74 26 75 100 Do. co. deferred.-- all 6) 62 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bonds.. all 68 70 100 Do. do. deferred.— all 53 5) 100 Do. 3d P, et stock . all 60 52 524 100 Do. do. deterred.— .. all 40 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 27 29 " 231 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 23 C 5 stock Gt.lndiaPeniu.g - ua.sp.o 100 116 107 106 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 14 lip 20 . Do. January, 1862 8 14 Isp stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1034 1041 1031 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 101 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 92 95 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 * In 11 stook Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 106 107 stock DO.ll p. C. Extension 100 100 101 stock Dc. 4* d 0........ 100 96 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock llelb.Corp. sp. o. Buds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. o. Mortg. Bds. all •0 Newßruuswica & Cands Class A and B all 3 5 N. lll.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 82 84 stock &hide .......... (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi. dw 100 116 107 20 Do. d 0..... E 2 fp at Do. Punjaub . .... S all 105/ 1061 Do. Do. .. gg. 100 ook Do. Indus:St. Flo. J 104 , 101 103 MENT SECURITIES. !OLONIAL DOVER: t . up,c.Ja &J 1877-81 Do. 6 p. c. Feb.6r Aug. Do. d p. c. Mar. dz Sept. Do. p. c. Jan.d&J uly. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.llope, 6p 0,1871 Do.Ap do Oat. 1880 Do. 189 t Do. Jan. do July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0V.1878, 6 p Mauritius 6 per cent .. 'Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. N.B.Gov. 6 pm. J a.&July Do. dp. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 18, , , Du. 5 p. c.,lB‘i to Lit- Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt, New Zealand 6 p cent. IN ova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c. jB.Aus Grip.c.187,3.& up.. IVio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. to 6 p.o. An.4soct.. 100 100 100 100 100 tOS 107 103 105 103 115 L 3 95 96 94 106 108 109 111 109 111 112 114 110 112 106 108 t'S 110 104 106 100 102 101 102 1011 102 i 110 112 105 107 l:1 113 11l 113 107 109 109 i 1101 BRITISH MINES. 1021 1101 I(2} 100 a i 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id I ulillord Amalgamated 34 65 Devon G. Con.. efavist ) 1 660 670 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 t 8 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd sa. 5d Par d East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 27 28 East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 6 6i 8 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 551 54 51 Gam4St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 581 8 10 Great South Tolgus 178 4 41 45 'G. Wheal Vor(lielston) 40 12 13 !Grenville I Elerc•d's-Foot 8.12 67 39 I Gingston Downs 4.18.0 25 3 ILady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant` 95 14 16 Marke Valley.. 4 Mvndy Iron Oro (Lira.) 2 ). 15 d New Setun l6} 90 100 —• North Downs 2l 15 11 I N.Wli'l Basset (111o4an 3.1.0 2i 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blazey) 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 South Caradon(St. (Neer ) 15 415 425 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — Wheal Fran. (Illog,an ,118.1g.9 60 65 15 Stray Park [`lunar Silv.dt Lead Kin) 46 30 1 fin Crort v 18 19 19 West Basset (Illog - an) l5 94 104 W C' radon (LiskearlU 5 18 20 West Setot Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 85 90 Wheal Buller(:tedruth) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott - Wheal Mary Ann ;Lien ) 8 115 12 Wheal 3eton . . 585 1150 160 1525 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 22 _ Wheal Union 3.17 24 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1151 Great Western Orig. 44 per cent. pf., 984 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 por cent., 1161 Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 565 Nottingham and Grantham R. & G. 96 Wilts and Somerset, 91 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., 92 FOREIGN MINES. Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gua. 7 per cent, 18 4 Cape Copper, Um.. 76 Cobre Copper, 32 1 f Fortuna (Urn.), 44 Santa Barbara Mold Mine (lim.), 4 I United Mexican aim, 54 JOINT-STOCK . Alliance Bank of Lona= and Liverpool ßANKS (Um.), 474 8 75 Ditto, new, 326 3 Anglo Austrian, 64 7 Australasia, 774 Ditto, new, 47 Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of tags, lim., 24 Bank of London. 154 3 Bank of Wales, Jim., 10 Brazili in and Portuguese, lint. 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 38 4 City, 116 1 ,54 Consols fated Bank, lim., 114 104 East London, lim., 74 84 Illnglish. Smelt, and Australian Chartered. 234 European Bank, lim., 34 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 324 41 Imperial Bank (111n.),!244 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 44 London and Brazilian (lim.), 544 4 Loudon Chartered Bank of Australia, 274 London Joint Stock, :38 London and South African, 274 London and South American. Jim., 76 London and South-Western (lim.), 144 London and Westminster,•2Bl6 Merchant Bank, lim , 7 64 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., 144 National Provincial of England. Ditto, ditto, 314 Oriental Bank Corporation, 53 74 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim.), 7 South Australia, 41 Union of Australia, 534 Union of London, 404 East and West India, 144 DOCKS. St. Katharine, 71 . MISCELLANEOUS. British Indian Tea, lim., 3: Ceylon Company, 10} Etiglish and Australian Copper, 2j f Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, lira., 6 7 Hudson's Bay. 17k g a I International Financial Society, lim., 10i 91 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, Mk Joint •stock Discount, 7 a 7 Ditto, new, ek I g. 7 London Finamial Association, Um., 241 4 1 Mercantile Credit Association, Um., 71 Ocean Marine (Insurance). 19k Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 79 IMPORTS. INTO LONDON LAsl WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 417 1370 ~, • • 270 Harlingen .... 291 .. 356 • . • • Hamburg 56 .. 771 .. Amsterdam.... 1 .. 55 Niedemblik . 0 .• .. .• Bremen oo .. .. • • -- •• Vigo.. -- • • --- • • -- • • -- Nieu Diep •• • • --- • • • • • • • • Antwerp . 2 .. 28 .. Ostend ..... 12 .. 140 .. .. 19 .. • • • • -- • • -- • • 68 Dordt . • Boulogne., — • • ""'"' e• -- •• - • o Total .... 779 .. 2,692 .. 317 .. 58 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 492 .. 699 368 1862 .. 481 .. 2.476 207 1861 213 .. 776 .. 120 .. 1860 1859 391 .. 1,745 174 .. 1858 B4 .. 362 .. 155 .. A. statement and comparison of • the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 5, 1863, and this day. Monday, Jan. 4, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. Jan. 5, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 4 Second quality do 3 6 310 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 6 Prime Southdown do. 5 8 510 Lambs .............. Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers . 3 8 4 4 . . .. 46 4 8 Jan. 4, 1864. 3 Bto 4 0 42 4 6 48 5 0 60 5 2 40 4 6 48 5 2 54 5 8 610 6 0 00 0 0 40 4 6 48 5 0 36 4 0 42 4 6 - Beasts sh ee p and lambs Calves Pigs 290 SUPPLIES ON SALE, 'Jan. 6, 1862.—Beasts, 4,620 — sheep, 19,640—calves, 138—pigs, 360. Jan. 7, 1860.—Beasts, 3,560 —sheep, 19,900—calves, 65—pigs, 300. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. But moderate supplies of each kind of meat are on sale at these markets to-day. For beef and mutton, there is a good demand, and prices have an upward tendency. Veal and pork are steady in value. Per 81b. by the carcase. Inferior beef 4. 8 0 3 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do, small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 8 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 10 4 2 edsd Middling mutton 4 4 4 6 Prime do . 4 8 4 10 Veal Small pork 4 4 4 8 Lamb 13OROUGH HOP. Our market continues to be very moderately supplied with English and foreign hops. Tho demand, however, is not to say active : nevertheless• all qualities command ex treme rates, Last week's import was 236 bales from Antwerp; 102 Rotterdam; 163 Hamburg; 115 Boulogne; 22 Dunkirk ; and 167 bales from Bremen. Mid and East Rents.. £5 Os to £9 Os per cwt. Weald of Kents..•• •• 4 10s to 6 6s ~ Sussex Yearlings ........ 3 08 to 5 Os ~ Olds ........... 1 Os to 1 10s „ Bavarian ......... 5s to 8 Os ~ Belgian ......... .• . 3 12s to 4 4s „ American ....... •• • 6 5s to 6 Os BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets continue to be fairly supplied with home grown potatoes. Good and fine samples move oil' steadily, at full currencies ; otherwise, the trade quiet, on former terms. Yorkshire Regents 7ss to 85s per ton. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 60s to 70a /9 Rocks Kent and Ess;x Regents WOOL. Owing to the holidays, a very moderate business has been transacted in all kinds of English wool since we last wrote. A firm feeling, however, pervades the trade, and full prices are generally obtainable. In culonial wool, by private contract, but little is doing on former terms. It is estimated that about 110,000 bales were taken, last year, by French, Belgian, and American buyers. Last week's im- CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, 10- OLD COURT. The January sessions commenced this morning. The calendar contains the names of 66 persons for trial. The Recorder charged the grand jury, and congratulated them on the absence of the charge of murder, but he said there was a charge of manslaughter, and also an indictment for violence towards a female of the most atrocious descrip tion. The charge of manslaughter was against Ellen Keefe, and the deceased, who was intoxicated, it would appear, found himself in the company of the prisoner and her hus band, and evidently a quarrel took place, when the prisoner struck him a blow on the head with a pair of tongs, which resulted in his death. If they should be of opinion that fatal results followed the blow, no matter what amount of provocation, it would be their duty to return a true bill. The other cases required no further remarks from him. The grand jury then retired to their room, and in a short time the trial of prisone:s commenced. Jane. Edwards, aged about 35, was brought into the dock supported by two of the female warders of Newgate, charged with stealing a clock value 30s. No evidence was offered, and the jury, under the direc tion of the Recorder, returned a verdict of not guilty. THE CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST THE REV. MR. BIRCH. Mr. Collins applied fur the postponement of the trial until next session. A certiorari had been obtained for the re moval of the indictment into the Court of Queen's Bench, upon the usual terms of giving security for the costs. Mr. Birch had been unable to get the necessary security from his friends. He was that morning instructed by the defendant in person, in consequence of his attorney having refused to proceed with the case. The defendant had not sufficient means to obtain the attendance of witnesses or to lodge the certiorari, but he believed he should bo in a position to do so by next session. Mr. Hawkins and Sergeant Ballantine had been retained to prosecute, and he found a difficulty in undertaking the defence at such short notice. No injury would result from the postponement, as there was a third indictment against the defendant at Lewes which could not be tried until the next assizes. Mr. Poland opposed the application; as the certiorari had not been lodge he wished the Court to fix a day for the trial. Mr. Collins said the prosecutor had not the witnesses in attendance, and they could as easily bo brought next session as the present. Mr. Birch was only a chaplain to a union with £7O a year, and he had not at present the means to get his witnesses here at the present time. _ _ _ The Recorder said he did not see any harm would result from the postponement oft he trial, and he should therefore order it to stand over till the February sessions. The defendant's bail was accordingly enlarged until that period. WATCH ROBBERY. John Timms was indicted for stealing four gold watches and four gold chains. The prisoner is already undergoing an imprisonment of 21 months at Lewes gaol for a similar robbery. _ _ . The property was stolen from the shop of Mr. Keitzain, a jeweller at Cardiff, and disposed off to Mr. Attenborough, a pawnbroker, carrying on business in London. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and _ _ . The Recorder sentenced him to three months' imprison ment, to commence at the expiration of the first sentence. Mr. Gifford asked for the restoration of the stolen pro perty, and the Recorder directed the purchasers of it to re turn it to the prosecutor. ROBBING THE GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY. .. ... Thomas Tucker, a clerk in the employ of the General Omnibus Company, was indicted for stealing £lOO, the pro perty of his employers. The prisoner's duty was to check the weigh bills delivered by the conductors of omnibuses, and having ascertained their correctness, to enter them in a book, and transmit them to the head office for audit. The prisoner, it appeared, had made out several false bills for a lesser amount than he had received, and then sent them to the audit office at Highbury. The Recorder sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour. STEALING PATENT MEDICINE. Joseph Grassby was indicted for stealing a large quan tity of patent medicines, perfumes, scent bottles, hair oil, &c.—in fact, enough to stock a retail shop. On being called on to plead, the prisoner said he was guilty of taking some of the medicine. A former conviction was proved against him, and the Recorder sentenced him to six years' penal servitude. THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. The grand jury have returned a true bill against Ellen Keefe. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. In his recent speech in the Corps Legislatif, M. Thiers made an exception which needed qualification. " Were it not for the question of Denmark," he said, "I should say that France is at present the arbiter of peace and war." Even in the question of Denmark, to this we may reply, it now depends, and for some time past has depended, on the Emperor of the French to put an end to all chance of a conflict. Hitherto England alone has earnestly stood for ward as champion of the Treaty of 18.52. That she would uphold her view of the question to the point of making war on behalf of the Glucksburg succession to the Duchies, the Germans do not believe, and hence the attitude they take. Let France unequivocally declare the the treaty must be maintained, and you would witness an instant charge in the aspect of affairs. Nay, lec her but at once agree to a conference for the settlement of the Danish question, to be summoned with the least possNe delay, and I believe that the majority of diplomatists would deem that question to have lost all its danger and most of its import ance, and would cease to busy themselves with it more than with various others which its present predominance causes to be almost forgotten. Such a conference, which certain continental politicans and journalists seemed quite' ecently to coesider as good as decided upon, is by no means so nearly settled. Indeed, judging from the general com plexion of the information obtainable hero to-day, I am disposed to consider it as it having been never, since it first was proposed, farther off from realisation. Eng ' land refused and wrecked the Imperial project of a great Congress for general objects; now that she would fain have a smeler congress for a special object, France is not disposed to oblige her. We may leave aside the ques tion of how far it was judicious on the part of our Govern ment, ten days after the death of the King of Denmark had ensured a speedy crisis in the long-standing disputes with respect fo the Danish Duchies, to thwart so decidedly (and as it is at least on the Continent pretty generally consi dered), without much pains to spare Imperial amour propre, a project whose author, we have since had abundant proof, has felt deeply hurt at its unqualified rejection. The oppor tunity now occurs to thwart England's policy, and it is not lost. It would not be difficult to name certain highly placed representatives of the French Government abroad who give thenselvrs little trouble to conceal the view taken at Paris, and who even declare that to adopt any other course would be a niaiserie. The Cabinet of the Tuileries consoles itself for a past disappointment by en joying your present embarrassment. Moreover, there are at Paris influences that all do not suspect employed to counteract the project of a conference. Because the Bismark Government is disposed to maintain the Treaty of 1852, you must not suppose that its agents all assist it in so doing. The Prussian diplomatists are proverbially in subordinate, which is probably due in great measure to the fact that, even when they are so, they are scarcely ever punished by removal from their posts, such not being the custom of the country. Nobody here having the least pre tensions to being well informed respecting the ;characters and tendencies of the public men of Prussia entertains any doubt that tke Prussian Ambassador in Paris does his ut most to oppose and prevent the efficacious support by Napoleon of the Treaty of 1852. In London Count Bern storff is equally well disposed to work in the same clinic tion, but his efforts have not the same chance of pro ducing any effect (at least upon the constitutional advisers of her Majesty) as those of his colleague in Paris. Meanwhile events pursue their inexorable march, regard less of those optimists who all along have based their cal culations rather on what ought to occur than on what might occur. We know very well that the Federal com missioners and soldiers went into Holstein bound, while taking the places of the Danish Government and troops, strictly to maintain the status quo. And we see how they have done so. Prince Frederiek of Augustenburg has been everywhere proclaimed, the functionaries that remained faithful to the Copenhagen Government have been displaced, and some of them have been fain to fly for safety's sake, German sympathisers are at liberty to flock into the country, and daily do so, while the prince himself, allowed to enter and allowed to remain, coolly inquires whether his presence and proclamation as Duke of Schles wig-Holstein do not remove any further occasion for the execution. The Saxons and Hanoverians, together only 12,0 A in number, and obnoxious to a grave suspicion of being quite untrustworthy were they called upon to act in repression of Augustenburg pretensions and partisans, are now stationed along the Schleswig frontier; the Austrians have got no further than Elmshorn, quite in the south west of Holstein, at a short distance from the Elbe ; the Prussians are at Lubeck and in that neighbourhood, and have net yet entered Holstein. A glance at the map will show you what a very large part of the Duchy is unoccupied by any Federal force worth speaking of, and, consequently open for the proceedings of the Augustenburgers,who may there raise troops, drill levies, and do much as they please. It is said that the Prussians are to be marched in, but it remains to be seen whether they will prove more disposed than the Saxon and Hanoverians to oppose the illegalities and en croachments Augustenburg agitators. It is also to be borne in mind, with reference to the pos sibility of any sudden attack upon Schleswig, that the Ger man portion of the Danish artily is not to be relied upon, or, better to speak, that it is almost certain to desert its colours when the opportunity offers—perhaps to pass over to the enemy, should it be arrayed against it. A strong proof of this is to be found in what took place at Pion, where an entire battalion of Holsteiners, 480 men strong. refused to march into Schleswig. When threatened with an attack from 3,000 Danes, they still remained defiant. They had ball cartridge, and they had formed a plan to throw themselves into Plon and to hold it until the Federal troops came up. The military authorities appear to have thought it prudent to yield, and to furnish the men with the passports they demanded, granting them leave of absence, in order that they might not, at a future time, be liable, to punishment as deserters. Having received those documents the mutineers laid down their arms and departed to their respective homes. The Chamber of Deputies is to sit on Monday, but there is nothing of particular interest in the order of the day, As regards the loan, and notwithstanding the King's urgent summons to the Chamber to grant it, there is : chance of its being obtained. A majority will, perhaps, be found to vote the Prussian quota to the Fedoral expenditure for the exe cution, and also a grant for the defences of the Prussian coasts. The first item would be but about a quarter of the amount demanded by Government, and the Chamber, if it grants it, will do so, not by way of authorization for a loan, but will require that it, as well as the money for the coast defences, should be taken out of the 20,000,000 thalers now lying idle in the State Treasury. RACING FIXTL Manchester FEB. Harrow Chelmsford Spring Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring .. 2 Abergavenny 5 Thirsk 5 Chester York Spring Salisbury ... . 12 Bath Ascot 7 .. Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Pontefract Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Readiug Egli= Oxford .. 18 York August 23 RES FOR 1864. U.Y. 1 SEPT: .lIARY. Lincoln Hungerford .CH. Warwick Spring l6 Durham Northamptun 29 Cat terick 3O IL. Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Manchester rarpenden 2O Epsom 24 Weymouth - 1 Warwick .September 6 Leicester Doncaster .. Bre3un .. 19 23 28 N CSth e °e : lk ra bs s ri t i° l d e rg - cle on -Tyn 3 .. Worcest.r (Summer) Ipswich .. 'LY. • , INottingham . l9 starnford Winchester l9 , lSouthampton .. Goodwood GUS r. Plymouth 30 Lichfield 3O Siocktrai 11evou arid Exeter Lichfield 3O OCT , Northallerton 6I NGwmtrket Second Oct lO NOvE: Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn Nun; market First October 27 ISEIt. Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 ;MBER. Shrewsbury Aut um Ii THE NUMBER OF THE SPANISH ARMY for 1864 has been fixed at 100,000 men. (REUTER'S TE:GEGRAM.) SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2. The Royal Mail Compary s steamship Parana!, has arrived here with the above mails, 76 passengers, £2,300 in specie, 14 packages of diamonds, and a general cargo. The Parana brings five prisoners, part of the crew of the ship Flowery Lana, accused of murder, piracy, and rob bery, also two of the crew as witnesses. 'The re maining prisoners and witnesses left le , lentevide o in the siearner Uruguhy, four days before the EnE;tish mail. The bark Great Britain, of London, wzs lost on the Sth ult., when she struck on a rock at the north-west end of St. Jag°, and went to pieces. Capt. Bannister, her commander, and 17 cat her crew and p4.sengers have arrived by the Paranß. It was rumoured that Flores had defealtd the Go. vernment troops, and was advancing upon Monte lUeo. Toe country had 1:.-uff1::od much frcza drought. Great mortality prevailed among the sheep. At Buenos Ayres the Congress hal closed. The National Debt Bill had passed, iortign claims being adjudicated. The nation WES at pence. The new wool crop was in the market. The cotton crops were in a promising condition. Busi ❑ess was good. President Mitres' Government was well sup ported. FRAUDULENT TRADE MARKS. On the Ist of January an important Act of Par ;iament, the main provisions of which it concerns all persons engaged in trade of every description to know, came into practical operation for the first time. It may be the more necessary to explain the scope and objects of this statute, since it wes passed in August, 1862, more than a year ago. The act, besides, is of a most stringent character with re spect to penalties, and by a network of provisions, carefully devised, aims at the punishment and sup pression of any conceivable fraud in the marking of merchandise and the sale of merchandise falsely marked. Its short title is "The Merchandise Marks Act, 1862," and it makes it a misdemeanour to forge or counterfeit auj trade mark or falsely to app l y any such trade mark, with intent to defraud, whateser the article to which it may be applied, whether it be a cask, bottle, stopper, vessel, case, cover, wrapper, band, reel ticket, label, or any other thiag in or with which any commodity is sold, or intended to be sold. Again, it is henceforth an offence for any one to sell or expose, either for sale or for any other purpose of trade or manufacture, articles with forged or false trade marks attached, the penalty being the forfeiture of a sum of money equal to the value of such articles, and a sum besides not exceeding £5 nor less than 10s. By another provision every addition to and every alteration and imitation of any trade mark made with intent to defraud—the intent being of the essence of the offence in all cases—are to be deemed for geries, and punishable as such—namely, in addi tion to the penalties fur misdemeanour, by' the for feiture of every instrument used for the purpose of the fraud, and of every article to which such false mark shall be applied. It is made obligaiory on every person who shall sell an article having a false trade mark to give information, on a demand in writing being made upon him, as to where he pro cured it; and power is given to justices of the peace to summon parties refusing or neglecting to afford such information, and, in the event of their persisting in their neglect or refusal, to impose a penalty of £5. Further, to mark any false indica tion of quantity upon an article with intent to de fraud, is made punishable by a penalty equal to the value of the article, and the payment of an addi tional sum not exceeding S 5 and rot less than 10s. This provision will apply, among other cases, to the familiar instances of pale ale sold in bottles, and of cotton reels and the like on which the contents are falsely denoted. A conviction under the power of the act is not to affect any right or civil remedy to which any person aggrieved may be entitled at law, in equity, or otherwise; nor in any indict ment, information, or proceeding under its provi sions need an intent to defraud any person in par ticular be alleged or proved. The punishment on conviction of any offence which by the act is made a misdemeanour is to be, at the discretion of the Court, imprisonment for not more than two years, with or without hard labour, or by fine, or both by imprisonment with or without hard labour and fine, and also by imprisonment until the fine (if any) shall have been paid and satisfied. The time within which any action or proceeding may be com menced for the recovery of penalties or procuring a conviction is limited to three years next after tlaecom mission of the offence, or one year after its first dis covery by the person proceeding. There is a clause according to which the vendor of an article with a trade mark is to be deemed to warrant or eontract with the purchaser that the mark is genuine, unless the contrary shall be expressed in, some writing signed by or on behalf of the vendor and delivered to and accepted by the purchaser. The seller of an article, too, with a description upon it of its quantity, is to be deemed to contract and warrant that the description is true, unless, as before, the contrary shall be expressed in writing delivered to and accepted by the buyer. This again will apply to the familiar examp e among others of pale ale in bottles on which the contents are indicated. In suits at law or, in equity against persons for using forged trade marks the e)ourt may not only order the article to be destroyed, but may by injunction command the defendant to forbear from repeating the offence upon pain of contempt of Court. A plaintiff suing for a penalty under the act may be compelled to give security for costs, and, on the other hand, a defendant, in case of judgment going in his fa'our, is to have a full ineemnity for costs. The act is not in any way to affect the rights and privileges of the Corporation of Cutlers, nor to repeal or make void any of tho pro visions of the statute 59th Geo. 111., cap 7, which regulates the cutlery trade in England. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A REFRESHMENT-HOUSE KEEPER. - Sarah Martin, a young woman, was charged with rcbbing Mr. Wm. Elliot, the keeper of a refreshment-house at 94A, Wells-street, Oxford-street. From the evidence of Mr. Elliott, it appeared that the prisoner had only been in his service five days, when she decamped at seven o'clock in the morning, and shortly atter she was gone a quantity of wearing apparel, two new pairs of bocts, and a concertina were missed. Information was then given to the police. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if any of the property had been re covered. Sergeant Lambert, C Division, said that the prisoner was then wearing a new dress belonging to Mrs, Elliot, and a pail of new boots of Mr. Elliot's. Philpott, 122 S, proved taking prisoner into custody at SGmers-town. He wished for a remand, as he expected there would be other charges against the prisoner. He had ascertained that she had left her previous situation under somewhat similar circumstances. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Thomas Harley, a young man, who was described as a labourer, was brought before Mr. Wool rych, charged with violently assaulting Timothy Connor. The complainant, whose head was enveloped in surgical bandages, stated that he was playing at cards with the pri soner and three others, at the Baker and Basket public house, on Saturday night. He left off playing suddenly, and the prisoner and two others continued playing. The prisoner became quarrelsome, and threatened him, and took a pint pewter pot and beat him over the head with it. He bled profusely, and was insensible for a time. When he re covered he left the house in searchof a police constable, and the prisoner followed him and struck him over the head with an iron tar or poker. A police-constable took the pri soner into custody. He wsnt to the London Hospital, and his head was dressed there. Mr. Woolrych—Were you sober Witness—l was in liquor, sir, The prisoner was sober. The prisoner, in defence, alleged that the prosecutor fell against the fireplace and hurt his head. Connor—Nothing of the kind, sir. He hit me first with the pot and afterwards with the poker. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a week, and said the surgeon who dressed the wounds must attend on Monday next, CARDINAL WISEMAN AT ISLINGTON.—A solemn service took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Church, Islington, it being one of the festivals connected with the name of St. John, to whom the church is dedi cated. Cardinal Wiseman occupied a throne at the side of the high altar, and twice gave to the assembled congrega tion the pontifical blessing. The high mass was celebrated by the very Rev. Canon Oakley, assisted by several other clergymen. The music was Weber's Grand Mass in G, with full instrumental accompaniment—the tenor and bass solos being admirably rendered by Mr. Standish and Mr. Bervon, Tho Christmas hymn, " Adesta Fideles," was also sung. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. L, Patterson, of the Roman Catholic Church, Moorfields, and was partly an appeal for the new Hospital of St. John and St. E:_izabeth, in Great Ormond-street, which (with an ad joining chOch) has been built at the expense of Sir George Bowyer, Bart, 1‘1.1". There was a largo attendant of the laity, amongst whom wore his Excellency the Count de FlAhault (the French Ambassador) the Count F ess Do la hault, Sir George Bowyer, Bart., und other well known Catholics. No HOME complete without a WILCO. AND GIBBS' SEWING-MAOHINE. Simple, compact, elficievt, durable, and noiselees. Warranted to fulfil all the requ2tements of a perfect family machine. i'm,,,.ctu.s free 00 application at No, 135, Regent-street, W.—LADVT.I 19.16.41 L:.10 ook 961 i 5.1 THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. BERLIN, Jan. 2. :'MPRIL. BRAZIL AND RIVET t PLATE MAILS, SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this day at noon—East fresh breeze, and fine weather, very sharp frost. (Inv ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Jan. 4. a.m. The paddlewheel steam slnop Hecate (6), from the Pacific station, which left Vancouver's Island in December, 1862, arrived in the Sound this morning. She touched at Mad, ire. The screw steamship Conqueror (78), Captain Luard, had touched at the island, and left the day before the Hecate departed. The Conqueror sailed from Plymouth 19th De cember, 1863, with the battalion of Royal Marines, under command of Colonel Sather, for service in Japan. MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVE*END, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 3 —Couli e , f rom G r if swa ld ; Z, , phyr, from Ham burg; Ann Flemim g, trom Dantzic ; Abraham, from Brussels; Josephine, from Riga; Waoka, from Embden ; Augusta, from Memel; Countess of Lonsd ale, from Antwerp. Arrived, Jan. 4.—Maremda, from Embden ; Margarotta, from Dantzic. DEAL, Monday Diorning• Passed.—Whinfell, from London, for Hongkong. - - THE FINEST TURKISH BATH IN THE - WORLD ! Sitting at a dinner-table in Stamboul, the other day, we heard a French Secretary, new to the East, request his neighbour, an Arab Sheikh, from the Hauran, to tell him where he could find the best Turkish bath--whether at Cairo or Jerusalem, at Constantinople or Damascus? " God is great and Effardis are wise," said the Sheikh ; " but if you ask your servant, he must say that the best bath of all is to be found near Piccadilly, in Landon." From many trials of the Turkish bath in the land where it is of the soil, we can fully support this toying of the bronz:3 sou of the Desert—the bath in Jermyn-street being high above oriental competition as to commodiousness, order, cleanli ness and ventilation. We are reminded of our Arab friend on seeing a prosperous report from the directors, by which e find that the Bath leaves a good dividend to the share holders, and that the managers propose to increase the ac commodation still fort her.—.lthouctein. SEASONABLE LIBERALIfY.—The members for Salisbury—Lieut.-General Buckley, and Mr. Matthew Henry Marsh—have just forwarded to the mayor of that city (Mr. John Waters) £5O each, to be dis tributed by him and the members of the town 0.1110(.0 in small sums among. the deserving poor of the town. . THE PLAGUE OF SLUGS.—Slugsraorfeessszle:drle;oe.L7;a_ invaded Australia in hosts , and a p !less says he saw them moving in millions in a compact, body, stripping the country as they g 6, and marching about a mile and a half a day, clearing a breadth of half a mile in their line of march. Tho Australrass ion shepherrd, ds hoping were said to be looking for he l p to the g hoppe he might change his diet for a time to (lugs, e-pecially as grushoppers arc scarce.